Posters, Postcards, Street Art. In the 'Service' of Solidarność. Iconographic Materials Kept in the State Archive in Opole Cover Image

Plakaty, Pocztówki, Street Art w "Służbie" Solidarności. Materiały Ikonograficzne Przechowywane w Archiwum Państwowym w Opolu
Posters, Postcards, Street Art. In the 'Service' of Solidarność. Iconographic Materials Kept in the State Archive in Opole

Author(s): Maria Leśniowska
Subject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Visual Arts, Archiving, History of Art
Published by: Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Gdańsku
Keywords: Posters; Postcards; Street Art; Iconographic Materials; State Archive in Opole;

Summary/Abstract: Activists and sympathizers of Solidarność, fighting for the freedom of the Polish nation, resorted not only to demonstrations, strikes and rallies. They tried to reach the consciousness of Poles also through literary works and iconography referring to historical figures and events. Traces of this activity are kept, among other things, in the State Archive in Opole. Especially rich collections of stamps, cards and postcards from the period of the struggle against communism are gathered in the Eugenia Łysiak and Ryszard Hawryszczuk Collections. Mostly these are materials created by internees in the Grodków and Nysa detention camps. This documentation is an interesting source for research into the activities of regional structures of Solidarność.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 163-177
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish